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josh_bodner
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Sep 09, 2020

Dev channel update to 87.0.634.0 is live

Hello Insiders!  Today we’re releasing build 87.0.634.0 to the Dev channel.  As you can see, this is the first release for major version 87, and we have lots of exciting new features to share!  But f...
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Dan33185
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Sep 11, 2020

With the end of flash coming, how are sites that use flash going to be accessible? I just started using Edge beta (coming from Chrome), and noticed flash is disabled by default on Facebook, so Facebook never loads, I just get a white screen. After enabling flash and restarting Edge, Facebook loads as expected. What happens after December?

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    Sep 12, 2020

    Dan33185 Well, they aren't.  And it's their fault.  But major sites, especially like Facebook, should have already gotten rid of any flash dependencies long ago.  What part of Facebook are you seeing that on?  

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      Dan33185
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      Sep 12, 2020

      josh_bodnerI was seeing it just using Facebook.com, I couldn't get any further than that as it was just a white page that never loaded.

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        Sep 15, 2020

        Dan33185 Interesting, do you have any other extensions installed?  Or maybe cookie or tracking prevention settings that are interfering?  Can you get it to happen in an InPrivate or a Guest window?  

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